You should be able to do it, but you are going to need the same rights as if you were joining the domain anyway as you are making changes to the computer account on the domain. <BR><BR>It shouldnt ...

I need to take a running windows desktop box that's part of a domain, give it a new computer name, and then continue working on it (with the box having the new name), without having to reboot at all.

Changing a domain name in Windows is a straightforward task in most cases. However, there are times when you are trying to join a new network or set up Active Directory, and you might be unable to ...